Curtis Gates Lloyd

Born: Jul 17, 1859

Death: Nov 11, 1926

Birthplace: Florence

Nationality: United States

Curtis Gates Lloyd

Date of Birth : Jul 17, 1859

Date of Death : Nov 11, 1926

Birth Place : Florence

Curtis Gates Lloyd was an American mycologist known for both his research on the Gasteromycetes, as well as his controversial views on naming conventions in taxonomy. He had a herbarium with over 59,000 fungal specimens, and published over a thousand new species of fungi. Along with his two brothers John Uri Lloyd and Nelson Ashley Lloyd, he founded the Lloyd Library and Museum in Cincinnati.